Newgrange Imposing in the Rebel
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Young Runners Looking to Go Long in Grade III Iroquois
The $100,000 Grade III Iroquois Stakes September 6 at Churchill Downs is an interesting handicapping puzzle that features nine two-year old colts attempting to handle the mile and a sixteenth distance for the first time.
Mr. Z broke his maiden going six furlongs at Churchill June 28 before shipping to Saratoga where he recorded a pair of second place finishes in the Grade III Sanford and Grade II Saratoga Special. In both races, Mr. Z experienced troubled trips and projects as a horse that will appreciate more distance. With a bullet workout September 1 at Churchill (fastest of 67 runners, working four furlongs in 47 flat) in the holster, Mr. Z appears primed.
Hashtga Bourbon already a stakes victor
Hashtag Bourbon (4/1) is the lone stakes winner in the field as he dominated the Mountaineer Juvenile field by four lengths August 2 in West Virginia. That race, however, was at six furlongs and like Mr. Z, Hastag Bourbon will need to prove his ability to race around two turns. As a son of 2010 Kentucky Derby Winner Super Saver, pedigree is in Hashtag Bourbon’s favor. Trainer Kellyn Gorder connects with 20% of his starters making the move from sprint to route.
Bold Conquest looks to have it in the bloodlines
Maiden special weight winner, Bold Conquest (4/1 ML), is another stretch-out sprinter with a distance-oriented pedigree. The Steve Asmussen trainee is a son of 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year Curlin, who won the Breeder’s Cup Classic, Dubai World Cup and the Jockey Club Gold Cup -all at a mile and a quarter.
Newgrange Imposing in the Rebel
Preakness Stakes 2019
Handicapping the 2019 Kentucky Derby

Post positions have been drawn, and the oddsmakers have instilled Omaha Beach as the morning line favorite for the running of the 145th Kentucky Derby. The race goes Saturday, May 4th, with 20 runners set to battle 1 1/4 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt track, chasing a purse of $3 million and the first leg of the US Triple Crown.
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